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Letters Patent No'. 80,934, datedvAuguet 1], 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Dsrn JEANDnoN-Fnanv, of Paris, in the Empireof' France, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in" ShoesforBathing and other Purposes; and I do hereby declare that` the follow-ling is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,in which- Figurel repr-esents a side elevation of a bathing-shoeconstructed according to my improvement.

Figure 2 represents an inverted view of the same, illustrating theconstructionof the sole.

Figure 3 represents a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same. l

. Figure 4 represents a similar view of a shoe, resembling that shown infigs, 1, 2, and 3 in all essential particulars, but having no heel.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

'The object of this invention is more especially to provide for the moreveiiectual protection 'of the feet of bathers from the disagreeableeffects of walking'over a sandy beach after leaving the water, and alsoagainst injury from Vcontact with stones, shells, andother sharp orang'ular substances while bathing, and at the same timeto obtain a shoemore pleasant to wear than the shoes ordinarily worn by bothers; and tothis en-d, it consists mainly in a novel construction of the sole,whereby the water is drained from the shoe by means of openings therein,but provision is made forrthe eiectual'cxclusion oilall solidsubstances.

To enable-others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe it with reference to the drawings. i u

J is the upper part ofthe shoe, which may be composed of cloth or4anyother material not liable toinjnry by absorption of water.V i

K is the lacer or string with which the shoe is secured to the foot.

g is aninner sole, of cork orY other suitable material, for protectingthe foot from injury by the inequalities' of the sole.

a is a solo, of leather, to which is secured the upper or cloth J. c isa sole, of brass, securely. riveted to the sole a, for the purpose ofkeeping the same in shape while it is in a saturated condition'.

These three soles, g, a, and c, are pierced with openings, I), for thepurpose of draining the water from the. shoe when the operation ofbathinfbr is over. l i

The foot-is protected from injury liable to be iniiieted by thepenetration of gravel and other sharp or angular substances up throughthe openings b, byl means ofa sheet of wire ganze inserted between thesoles g and a, or a and e, whereby the vpassway through the openings bis eiectuallyblockaded to said substances, but is' sufficiently open, bymeans of the interstices of the uire gauze, to let out the water.

d is an 'outer strip ofleather sole riveted to the brass sole c, toprevent the annoyance of slipping consequent to ,the contact of thebrass sole c with the wet ground when ther performance of swimmingceases, and pedestrial locomotion is resorted to; and also for thepurpose of elevating the sole proper of the Ishoe slightly above theground, so that thc openings b may not come flat against the earth, inwhich case sa'idfopenings Would be closed by said- Contact, andthe'ivater remain `in the shoe. i l

7L is a metallic plate between the soles, and projecting;v forward fromthe heel far enough to strengthen the shank.VV i l z'is a metallic bandsurrounding the heel c.

What lI claim as my invention, desire to' secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A shoe, constructed with a perforated sole, through which, on the bather emerging from the water, egress is provided for the Waterfrem theinterior ofthe shoe, substantially as herein' described. i

2. The metallic gauze, in combination with the perforated solo,substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

' JEANDRON-FERRY.-

Witnesses:

A. KINNIER, A. LE CLERC;

